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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-CMH-036	Renewal of Public Health Emergency Declaration (Mar. 24, 2021, through Apr. 23, 2021)Renewal of Public Health Emergency	Health Commissioner, Columbus Public Health	City of Columbus and City of Worthington, OhioCity	Mar. 24, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-039	Renewal of Public Health Emergency Declaration (June 23, 2021, through July 22, 2021)Renewal of Public Health Emergency	Health Commissioner, Columbus Public Health	City of Columbus and City of Worthington, OhioCity	June 23, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-041	Renewal of Public Health Emergency Declaration (July 23, 2021, through Aug. 21, 2021)Renewal of Public Health Emergency	Health Commissioner, Columbus Public Health	City of Columbus and City of Worthington, OhioCity	July 23, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-036	Declaration of Local Public Health Emergency for Novel Coronavirus Epidemic COVID-19 (Mar. 12, 2020; ratified by the Board of Supervisors Mar. 17, 2020, Resolution 051-2020)Declaration of Local Public Health Emergency for Novel Coronavirus Epidemic COVID-19	El Dorado County Public Health Officer (Nancy Williams, MD, MPH)	El Dorado County, CaliforniaCounty	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SLC-050	Public Health Order (Utah County), March 18, 2020Public Health Order, Utah County, Utah: gatherings of more than ten prohibited; restaurants, bars and food service establishments closed to…	Utah County Health Department Executive Director / Local Health Officer Ralph L. Clegg	Utah County, Utah (Provo, Orem, Lehi, American Fork and every municipality)County	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. UT-040	H.B. 294, Pandemic Emergency Powers Amendments, 2021 General SessionPandemic Emergency Powers Amendments	Utah Legislature (Chief Sponsor Rep. Paul Ray); signed by Governor Spencer J. Cox	UtahState	Mar. 24, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. AK-028	HB 76, ch. 2, SLA 2021 (enrolled)An Act extending the January 15, 2021, governor's declaration of a public health disaster emergency...; approving and ratifying declarations…	Alaska State Legislature (SCS CSHB 76(FIN) am S), signed by Governor Dunleavy Apr. 30, 2021	AlaskaState	Apr. 30, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-003	20 Del. C. §§ 3131-3147 (Public Health Emergencies: definitions; isolation and quarantine; vaccination and treatment; rules and regulations; liability)Delaware Code, Title 20, Chapter 31, Subchapter V: Public Health Emergencies	Delaware General Assembly (codified statute; enacted by 73 Del. Laws, c. 355 (2002))	DelawareState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-009	Declaration of Public Health Disaster (March 19, 2020), renewed at 30-day intervalsDeclaration of Public Health Disaster	Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services (John Hellerstedt, M.D.)	TexasState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FL-076	Renewal of Declaration of Public Health EmergencyRenewal of Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Feb. 19, 2021)	State Surgeon General Scott A. Rivkees, M.D., with the concurrence of the Governor	FloridaState	Feb. 19, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-042	County Judge Order 2020-12: Mandatory Health & Safety Policies for Commercial Entities, Supplemental to Order No. 2020-11, COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines and OrderMandatory Health and Safety Policies for Commercial Entities (face coverings of employees and visitors)	Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe	Travis County, Texas (including all municipalities within the county listed in Exhibit A)County	June 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-001	Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonDeclaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston (Suffolk County), MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-002	Order Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonOrder Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DET-047	Resolution Establishing Procedures for City of Detroit Public Bodies to Continue to Provide Remote Public Access to Open Meetings, in Accord with the Health Department's 'Declaration of Continued Emergency Due to COVID-19' (POST-PERIOD)Council resolution reciting the Detroit Health Department's emergency epidemic orders of March 30, May 20, June 23 and August 25, 2021 and…	Detroit City Council	City of Detroit, MichiganCity	Dec. 22, 2021		Emergency declarationCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-090	Chester County instruments: COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration (March 2020); intergovernmental agreement to serve Delaware County (approved Mar. 18, 2020; ended July 31, 2021); Health Department school guidance (Aug. 4, 2020) and 2021-22 close-contact, symptomatic and antigen-testing instructions (Aug. 2021); 'Simple Ask: Wear a Mask' campaign (2020); First Amended Declaration of Judicial Emergency of the Court of Common Pleas (2020)Chester County COVID-19 instruments (by category)	Chester County Board of Commissioners; Chester County Health Department (Jeanne Casner, Director, 2020; Jeanne Franklin, Public Health Director, 2021); President Judge of the 15th Judicial District	Chester County, Pennsylvania (Board of Commissioners; Chester County Health Department; Court of Common Pleas, 15th Judicial District)County		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSchools and child careCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAC-049	Resolution No. 2020-194, Sept. 8, 2020, proclaiming the termination of the Placer County declaration of local health emergency regarding COVID-19 and rescinding Resolution No. 2020-034, as modified by Resolution 2020-137Resolution of the Board of Supervisors Proclaiming the Termination of the Placer County Declaration of Local Health Emergency Regarding…	Placer County Board of Supervisors	Placer County, CaliforniaCounty	Sept. 8, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-001	Public Health Emergency Declaration No. 1 and application for temporary restraining order (City release of March 2, 2020)City of San Antonio issues Public Health Emergency Declaration and sought temporary restraining order to keep quarantine in effect for…	Mayor Ron Nirenberg (City news release describing Public Health Emergency Declaration No. 1)	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Mar. 2, 2020		Emergency declarationQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. UT-025	State Public Health Order 2020-17Declaring a Statewide Public Health Emergency	Richard G. Saunders, Executive Director, Utah Department of Health, with the concurrence of the Governor	UtahState	Oct. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MA-049	Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (the 'modified public health emergency')Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-058	IHS Coronavirus (COVID-19) News page listing the Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader letters of Mar. 9, 16, 23 and 27, 2020 (archived Mar. 29, 2020)Coronavirus (COVID-19) / News: Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Messages on COVID-19	Indian Health Service (Principal Deputy Director Rear Adm. Michael D. Weahkee)	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health ServiceFederal	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-002	DOH Emergency Order 20-003In re: Suspension of Statutes, Rules and Orders, Made Necessary by COVID-19 (licensure renewal deadlines Mar. 21-Apr. 30, 2020 extended to…	Scott A. Rivkees, M.D., State Surgeon General	Florida Department of Health, Office of the State Surgeon General (umbrella licensing authority for the health-profession boards); State levelSector regulator	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. FED-181	Determination of Public Health Emergency and Declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for 2019-nCoVDetermination of Public Health Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 7316 (Feb. 7, 2020)	Secretary of Health and Human Services	United StatesFederal	Feb. 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-073	Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 18Health Directive No. 18 (food and beverage service ends at midnight; fixed paired bar seats; two-hour limit; no indoor dancing; courthouse…	Shelby County Health Department	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	Feb. 17, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-058	Resolution continuing the Declaration of Public Health Emergency to May 15, 2020; Third Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencyCity Council continuation (to May 15, 2020) and Third Amended Declaration (gatherings 10) (Mar. 19, 2020)	Fort Worth City Council (continuation resolution) and Mayor Betsy Price (Third Amended Declaration)	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-010	Executive release announcing the Local Health Order effective Mar. 16, 2020 and closure of King County in-person servicesExecutive Constantine and King County Health Officer announce new orders to limit spread of COVID-19	King County Executive Dow Constantine and Local Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin	King County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 15, 2020		Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Health Commissioner, Columbus Public Health, Renewal of Public Health Emergency Declaration (Mar. 24, 2021, through Apr. 23, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-036)
Health Commissioner, Columbus Public Health, Renewal of Public Health Emergency Declaration (June 23, 2021, through July 22, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-039)
Health Commissioner, Columbus Public Health, Renewal of Public Health Emergency Declaration (July 23, 2021, through Aug. 21, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-041)
El Dorado County Public Health Officer (Nancy Williams, MD, MPH), Declaration of Local Public Health Emergency for Novel Coronavirus Epidemic COVID-19 (Mar. 12, 2020; ratified by the Board of Supervisors Mar. 17, 2020, Resolution 051-2020) (Ex. MET-SAC-036)
Utah County Health Department Executive Director / Local Health Officer Ralph L. Clegg, Public Health Order (Utah County), March 18, 2020 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-SLC-050)
Utah Legislature (Chief Sponsor Rep. Paul Ray); signed by Governor Spencer J. Cox, H.B. 294, Pandemic Emergency Powers Amendments, 2021 General Session (Mar. 24, 2021) (Ex. UT-040)
Alaska State Legislature (SCS CSHB 76(FIN) am S), signed by Governor Dunleavy Apr. 30, 2021, HB 76, ch. 2, SLA 2021 (enrolled) (Apr. 30, 2021) (Ex. AK-028)
Delaware General Assembly (codified statute; enacted by 73 Del. Laws, c. 355 (2002)), 20 Del. C. §§ 3131-3147 (Public Health Emergencies: definitions; isolation and quarantine; vaccination and treatment; rules and regulations; liability) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-003)
Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services (John Hellerstedt, M.D.), Declaration of Public Health Disaster (March 19, 2020), renewed at 30-day intervals (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TX-009)
State Surgeon General Scott A. Rivkees, M.D., with the concurrence of the Governor, Renewal of Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Feb. 19, 2021) (Ex. FL-076)
Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe, County Judge Order 2020-12: Mandatory Health & Safety Policies for Commercial Entities, Supplemental to Order No. 2020-11, COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines and Order (June 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-042)
Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-001)
Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Order Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-002)
Detroit City Council, Resolution Establishing Procedures for City of Detroit Public Bodies to Continue to Provide Remote Public Access to Open Meetings, in Accord with the Health Department's 'Declaration of Continued Emergency Due to COVID-19' (POST-PERIOD) (Dec. 22, 2021) (Ex. MET-DET-047)
Chester County Board of Commissioners; Chester County Health Department (Jeanne Casner, Director, 2020; Jeanne Franklin, Public Health Director, 2021); President Judge of the 15th Judicial District, Chester County instruments: COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration (March 2020); intergovernmental agreement to serve Delaware County (approved Mar. 18, 2020; ended July 31, 2021); Health Department school guidance (Aug. 4, 2020) and 2021-22 close-contact, symptomatic and antigen-testing instructions (Aug. 2021); 'Simple Ask: Wear a Mask' campaign (2020); First Amended Declaration of Judicial Emergency of the Court of Common Pleas (2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-090)
Placer County Board of Supervisors, Resolution No. 2020-194, Sept. 8, 2020, proclaiming the termination of the Placer County declaration of local health emergency regarding COVID-19 and rescinding Resolution No. 2020-034, as modified by Resolution 2020-137 (Ex. MET-SAC-049)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg (City news release describing Public Health Emergency Declaration No. 1), Public Health Emergency Declaration No. 1 and application for temporary restraining order (City release of March 2, 2020) (Mar. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-001)
Richard G. Saunders, Executive Director, Utah Department of Health, with the concurrence of the Governor, State Public Health Order 2020-17 (Oct. 14, 2020) (Ex. UT-025)
Governor Charles D. Baker, Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (the 'modified public health emergency') (May 28, 2021) (Ex. MA-049)
Indian Health Service (Principal Deputy Director Rear Adm. Michael D. Weahkee), IHS Coronavirus (COVID-19) News page listing the Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader letters of Mar. 9, 16, 23 and 27, 2020 (archived Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-058)
Scott A. Rivkees, M.D., State Surgeon General, DOH Emergency Order 20-003 (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-002)
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Determination of Public Health Emergency and Declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for 2019-nCoV (Feb. 4, 2020) (Ex. FED-181)
Shelby County Health Department, Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 18 (Feb. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-073)
Fort Worth City Council (continuation resolution) and Mayor Betsy Price (Third Amended Declaration), Resolution continuing the Declaration of Public Health Emergency to May 15, 2020; Third Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-058)
King County Executive Dow Constantine and Local Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin, Executive release announcing the Local Health Order effective Mar. 16, 2020 and closure of King County in-person services (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-010)

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